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How a local company is helping people who've lost their job.
Will FAO Schwartz hang around town through the holidays. We'll have the answer.
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News 7 is next.

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((GET ON THE AIRPLANES. GET ABOUT THE BUSINESS OF AMERICA. CHEERS!!))
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A message from the President to Americans...
He says airline travel is safe... he's making sure of it.
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((BUSH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL PAY THE GOVERNORS TO CALL NATIONAL GUARD AND PLACE GUARDSMAN AT INSPECTION STATIONS IN AIRPORTS.))
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And while the President calls for Americans to get out and fly.... these pictures are released of the 19 suspected hijackers.
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Good evening...

[Terrorism]

Federal officials hope Americans will see the pictures and recognize some of the men.. possibly leading to more information.
Meanwhile tonight the Afgahn's ruling Taliban party says a message was delivered to Osama bin Laden to leave the country voluntarily.
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Teri Okita is following the story from Washington.
She joins us live with the latest.
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((It could be a sign Afghanistan's ruling Taliban party is looking for a way out...of American retaliation for the September 11th attacks.
The taliban says a message was delivered to Osama bin Laden to leave the country voluntarily.
The report comes as spiritual leader Mullah Mohamed Omar says he will meet with a delegation from Pakistan on Friday.
Pakistan has been urging its neighbor to listen to the Islamic world and the United Nations...but the UN is clearly not in the mood to simply "talk."
Francesc Vendrell/Head of UN Special Mission for Afghanistan
I'm afraid that when it comes to the issue of Bin Laden and the al-Qaeda network the time for negotiation with the Taliban on this issue is long past.
Meanwhile, American military preparations for a retaliatory strike-- are moving forward...
The tarmac on the Pacific Island of Guam is crammed with transports and more special operations forces.
But two weeks after the tragedy, the President is sounding a cautionary note of patience.
Bush: We will need patience and determination in order to succeed.
Mister Bush made his comments in Chicago, where he urged Americans to return to the skies. During a visit to O'Hare Airport, the President outlined his plans to make air travel safer.
They include: federal grants to upgrade aircraft with stronger cockpit doors, a video system so pilots can keep an eye on the passenger cabin, and flight data transponders that cant be turned off - as terrorists
did to blind air traffic controllers.))
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[Gilmore-Guard]

Virginia National Guard troops will soon be stationed at airports around the commonwealth.
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Governor Jim Gilmore made the announcement today in Virginia Beach.
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Gilmore says the National Guard will start training for its new mission immediately and will be posted at Virginia's airports for four to six months.

[Tech-Airport]

The Nation- wide crackdown on air safety will close Virgina Tech's airport during Satrurday's game.
The F-A-A is prohibiting any flights below three-thousand feet within three miles of any collegiate or professional sporting event.
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The Tech airport is only about a mile from Lane Stadium.
So the airport will be closed from 11 to four this Saturday.
Also, helicopters will not be allowed to land next to the stadium... they'll only be allowed to land at the airport during its open hours.
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[Europe]

U-S officials say the global hunt for terrorists has stopped two attacks since September 11th.
They say evidence seized in raids in the U-S and Europe included plans or materials for an attack- on the U-S embassy in Paris and an attack on a military site in Belgium.
About two dozen arrests have been made across Europe of people suspected of planning those attacks.

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The Swiss government is re-thinking security standards as well... This after a deadly rampage at a state government building.
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Fifteen people -- including the gunman -- were killed, and 14 were seriously wounded in the nation's worst crime on record.
Police say the man was wearing a police vest and was armed with an assault rifle and explosives when he attacked the state parliament in Zug (zuhg).
Authorities say the suspect's grievances date back to an argument with a bus driver two years ago.
He later accused transport and justice department officials of violating their public duties.
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F-A-O Schwarz, the famous toy store, has decided to stay though the Christmas Season.
The store set up shop in the Old Brendle's building last month and planned to stay only through October.
But sales were so good, they've decided to stay through the end of the year.
The store sells toys and other specialty items out of the 50-thousand square foot building.
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[Optical-Cable]

Stock of Roanoke County's Optical Cable Corporation has plunged in the last week, just after the company's C-E-O finished selling more than 600-thousand shares of his personal holdings.
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This is a list of Bob Kopstein's transactions from July 20th though September 19th -- more than five million dollars in stock.
What analysts say caught their eye was that Kopstein was selling his stock during the same time the company was buying it back.
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We don't know whether ALL his shares were sold to the company.
Analysts say even though Optical Cable's stock value is ailing, the company's overall outlook appears much healthier.
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[Rich]

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The slowing economy is taking its toll on some of the nation's richest people.
Bill Gates- the chairman of Microsoft saw his net worth fall to 54 billion ... down from 63 billion.
Despite that he's still the richest.
Forbes magazine says there are changes in its list of the 400 wealthiest Americans... because of the tough economy.
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The Smith Mountain Lake chicken gets some reinforcements in its fight against a Franklin County Ordinance.
Next on News 7, find out why a gorilla, giraffe and tiger are joining in.
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And the effort to renovate Roanoke's passenger rail station gathers more steam and more dollars.
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((Hey sports fans here's what's happening tonight on the big 7 the girls hit the hardwood at Glenvar tonight, Several of the Virginia Cavaliers are stepping up their game as the team prepares for Duke this Saturday and the Miami Hurricanes get a win in the Big East.
All that and more coming up in a moment.))
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[SML-Signs]

The chicken came first...
But now more fiberglass animals are popping up around Smith Mountain Lake ... in protest of Franklin County's sign ordinance.
Marya Jones has the story.
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(( First, there was the chicken.
Now, there's the gorilla, the giraffe and the tiger.
Smith Mountain Lake's becoming a zoo these days.
All in protest of a county sign ordinance.
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((STEVE SCOTT/DEVELOPER: I CAN PUT ANIMALS OUT THERE, I CAN PAINT MY BUILDINGS GREEN AND PURPLE WITH BLUE POLKA DOTS...))
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But Steve Scott CAN'T have this sign.
According to county law, the writing on it takes up too much space.
So, to make a statement, Scott borrowed the fiberglass creatures from neighbor Joe Altadonna, whose 8-foot rooster also ran afoul of the planning commission.
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((STEVE SCOTT/DEVELOPER: SOMEWHERE OUR ORDINANCES HAVE GOTTEN SKEWED AND NEED TO BE BROUGHT INTO A MORE APPLICABLE AND PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION.))
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Across the street, Ron Willard's new retail complex is going up.
His sign will be twice as big as Scott's.
But Willard says he knew the law and complied with it.
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((RON WILLARD/DEVELOPER: YOU GOT A GUIDELINE TO WORK WITH AND WE WORKED WITH IT. AND I THINK ACROSS THE STREET AT WESTLAKE COMMON THEY CAN TAKE THAT STRUCTURE AND GET IN SOME FORM OF COMPLIANCE.))
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((MARYA JONES/NEWS-7: PLANNING DIRECTOR TIM KRAWCZEL SAID HE HAD NO TIME TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE TO SAY ABOUT THE SITUATION. BUT STEVE SCOTT SAYS HE'S SPOKEN WITH HIM AND THOUGH HE HAS NO INTENTION OF TAKING THESE ANIMALS DOWN, HE SAYS HE WILL GET HIS SIGN IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE LAW. MJN7, SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE.))
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A Montgomery County driveway is the subject of dispute between a land owner and a lumber business.
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Mary Ann Capp says Turman Lumber Company is trespassing when its logging trucks travel this road on her property.

Trucks have been using it since July to reach a logging operation up the mountain.
The company says it has "legal right of way" to use it.
Capp asked them not to and staged a sit in at the road... neither worked.
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Turman Lumber's President Mike Turman did not want to be interviewed on camera.
But he did Say that this is a civil matter for the courts to decide and that his business has the right of way.
The two are scheduled to go to court on the issue on October 11th.
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[Train-Station]

The plan to renovate the Old N & W passenger station in Roanoke is making progress. Today, organizers announced a contribution of close to 500- thousand dollars.
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The grant comes from the Commonwealth Transportation Board, which allocated federal funds for the work.
So far, backers have raised almost four million dollars for the station, which will house the Convention and Visitors Bureau, and a museum dedicated to the work of photographer O. Winston Link.
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((JIM SEARS/CENTER IN THE SQUARE: WE'VE HAD HOPES FOR 18 MONTHS THAT WINSTON LINK AND THE ESTATE WOULD AGREE. AND THEY HAVE. AND NOW WE HAVE TO GET BUSY. THE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS ARE IN PLACE AND NOW WE HAVE TO RAISE THE MONEY.))
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[VO-NAT]

The Commonwealth Transportation Board has distributed two million dollars for a dozen different projects in western Virginia.
That figure also includes 269- thousand dollars for the Roanoke River Greenway in Salem and Roanoke County.
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Thousands have lost their jobs after the terrorists attacks... now a local company is stepping in to help.
Find out how next on News 7.
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And we'll check out what's new and what's back for another year at the Virginia State Fair.
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[Careers-Volunteers]

A Bedford County woman is ready to lend a hand to the thousands of people who have lost their jobs in the aftermath of this month's terrorist attacks.
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Wendy Enelow (EN-uh-loe) has written 13 books on resume writing and career advice.. she currently heads up the Career Masters Institute.
C-M-I and two national resume organizations have teamed up to create a website where displaced employees can get free assistance with resume and cover letter writing and searching for a new job.
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((WENDY ENELOW/CAREER MASTERS INSTITUTE: FOR MANY OF THESE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN TRAGICALLY IMPACTED, I DON'T THINK TWO AND A HALF WEEKS OUT THAT RIGHT NOW THEY'RE WORRYING ABOUT THEIR JOBS. SO NUMBER ONE, THIS IS A PROJECT THAT WE ANTICIPATE WILL GO ON FOR A LONG TIME.. YOU DON'T HAVE TO SIGN UP TODAY, YOU CAN SIGN UP MONTHS FROM NOW.))
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Enelow says 270 career professionals have volunteered their services so far.
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You can find a link to the group's internet site in the Webwatch section of our homepage at WDBJ-7-dot-com.
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[State-Fair]

16 days after terrorism struck the nation, the State Fair of Virginia kicked off its "Eleven Days of Wild Things."
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But Fair organizers say the show must go on.
So they're highlighting patriotism and the slice of Americana a fair provides.
And they've take three steps they say will make the fair more secure.
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((JAY LUGAR/STATE FAIR OF VIRGINIA: CHECKING VEHICLES MORE CLOSELY... BAGS AND PACKAGES... BIGGER POLICE PRESENCE ON THE GROUNDS.))
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The State Fair runs through next weekend at the Richmond Raceway Complex.
Plans to move to a new, permanent fair complex east of Richmond have run into financial and legal challenges that should keep the fair in place for another few years.
Twenty new attractions, including stunt bikes and skateboards, are being offered.
And of course, they've brought back the ever popular racing pigs.
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[S-Extra]

It's week 5 of Friday Football Extra and the Virginia Cavaliers get ready for Saturday's home game against Duke.
But first our Extra Point.
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The Chicago White Sox did Cleveland a small favor today beating Minnesota 9 to 3

The lady Blue Demons holding hands during the National Anthem.
Salem's Stephanie Bradshaw passes from inside the key to Nicole Lambert who hits the jumper getting the Spartans on the board.
The Spartans come right back Chasity Martin gets it to Fallon Fant who hits the three pointer adding to the Salem lead.
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Christiansburg finally gets on the board as Shannon Pharis pulls up and hits the trey but the Spartans get tthe 62 to 50 win.
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[S-Glenvar]

Up in Highlander Heaven, Glenvar gets the 75 to 35 win over James River.
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The Lady Highlanders huddle around their head coach getting a play.
Glenvar's Allison Fasnaght puts it up and gets her rebound and misses but Sarah Frazier moves in for the score to make it 59 to 27 Glenvar in the third.
Then Leann Woodley passes inside to Frazier who turns around and puts it in and the lead was 61 to 27 Highlanders.
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In the fourth Claire Campbell passes down the court to Jennifer Windsor who catches it on the run for the score but the Highlanders get the 75 to 35 win.
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Many of Friday Football Extra's teams hit the halfway point of their seasons tonight.
Here's the week Five schedule of games from schools throughout southwest and central Virginia.
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[ANCHOR=Roy]

That's it for sports, have a great day everybody.

[S-Players]

Virginia takes on ACC rival Duke Saturday. Most experts would not have predicted a 2 and 1 UVa record at this point, especially with two top 25 teams among the three opponents. Steve Mason gives us a few reasons why.
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((Three games into the season three players have emerged as go to guys for the Cavaliers. Bryson Spinner, Billy McMullen and on defense Angelo Crowell. The Cavaliers have scored 60 points this season and the junior has accounted for half that total.
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IN the last two games McMullen has 176 receiving yards and four touchdowns and 14 of his 17 catches in those games have gone for either first downs or touchdowns. He's putting up these numbers without Antwoine Womack.
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Crowell has provided the highlights on defense. He leads the Wahoos in tackles with 39.
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Like McMullen, Angelo is the only proven star on his unit, which makes his stats even more impressive.
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Both will try and push the cavaliers to a 3 and 1 record Saturday at 1 PM against Duke at Scott Stadium. Steve Mason News 7 sports.))

[S-Miami]

Top ranked Miami traveled to Pittsburgh for a Big East game with the Pitt Panthers.
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The Canes scored on their first possession when Clinton Portis takes it in on the 4 yard run the extra point missed but Miami led 6 to nothing.
Pittsburgh answered the call capping a long drive when back up quarterback Rod Rutherford takes it up the middle from the 2 and the Panthers led 7 to 6 in the first quarter.
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Then later in the first half Portis gets the handoff again this time scoring from the 2 to make it 13 to 7 and the Canes win it 43 to 21.
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[S-Golf]

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As people around the nation continue to work to get back on their feet, folks in all parts of the world are still reaching out to lend a helping hand.
The Ashley Plantation golf course in Botetourt County is doing its part with a special captain's choice fund raising event next month.
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[Pigs]

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Here is the story of three little pigs....
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Pretty pigs.. according to the folks at the Denver zoo.
These are not your typical pigs though... They're actually rare Red River hogs.. considered by many to be the world's prettiest pigs.
That.. because of their red coloration, distinctive ear tassles and unusual face markings.
The zoo gave them swahili names which when translated into English mean straw, stick and brick.
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